Vin Diesel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Alameda County, California, USA
Biography
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise. Born in California, Diesel attended Hunter College in New York City, where studies in creative writing led him to begin screenwriting. He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature, Strays (1997). He came to prominence in the late 1990s. First, he gained recognition for his appearance in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan in 1998. He followed up with commercially successful films such as Boiler Room (2000) and The Pacifier (2005). He gained stardom as a leading action star headlining numerous franchises, including Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick. His voice acting work includes The Iron Giant (1999), the video games The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009), and the voices of Groot I and Groot II in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU); he portrayed the characters in six superhero films, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Diesel has reprised his role as Groot for the Disney+ animated shorts series I Am Groot (2022–2023), the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and the animated film Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). He founded the production company One Race Films, where he has also served as a producer or executive producer for his star vehicles. Diesel also founded the record label Racetrack Records and video game developer Tigon Studios, providing his voice and motion capture for all of Tigon's releases.
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Filmography
The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath
Movie · as Kaulder
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
Movie
Fast Forever
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
TV · as Himself · 3 eps
ARK: The Animated Series
TV · as Santiago (voice) · 14 eps
Conan O'Brien Must Go
TV · as Dominic Toretto (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled
Movie · as Self
Fast X
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie · as Groot (voice)
A Journey to Sundance
Movie · as Self
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie · as Groot (voice)
Groot's Pursuit
Movie · as Baby Groot (voice)
The Little Guy
Movie · as Baby Groot (voice)
Groot Takes a Bath
Movie · as Baby Groot (voice)
Groot's First Steps
Movie · as Baby Groot (voice)
Magnum Opus
Movie · as Baby Groot (voice)
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Movie · as Groot (voice)
I Am Groot
TV · as Baby Groot (voice) · 10 eps
Bisping
Movie · as Self
F9
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
Marvel Studios Legends
TV · as Groot (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) · 5 eps
Bloodshot
Movie · as Ray Garrison / Bloodshot
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Movie · as Self
Avengers: Endgame
Movie · as Groot (voice)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
TV · as Dom Toretto (voice) · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie · as Groot (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Movie · as Baby Groot (voice)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Movie · as Xander Cage
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Movie · as Baby Groot (voice)
The Fate of the Furious
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Movie · as Shroom
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
Movie · as Self
Furious 7
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
The Last Witch Hunter
Movie · as Kaulder
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
CelebriD&D
TV · as Kaulder · 1 ep
Guardians of the Galaxy
Movie · as Groot (voice)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Fast & Furious 6
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
Riddick
Movie · as Riddick
Riddick: Blindsided
Movie · as Riddick
Fast Five
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
Fucking Kassovitz
Movie · as Self
Fast & Furious
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
Los Bandoleros
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
Babylon A.D.
Movie · as Toorop
Find Me Guilty
Movie · as Jackie DiNorscio
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Movie · as Dominic Toretto (uncredited)
Web Junk 20
TV · 1 ep
The Pacifier
Movie · as Shane Wolfe
The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage
Movie · as Xander Cage (voice / archive)
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
Movie · as Richard B. Riddick (voice)
The Chronicles of Riddick
Movie · as Riddick
A Man Apart
Movie · as Sean Vetter
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
xXx
Movie · as Xander Cage
Knockaround Guys
Movie · as Taylor Reese
The Fast and the Furious
Movie · as Dominic Toretto
Pitch Black
Movie · as Richard B. Riddick
Boiler Room
Movie · as Chris Varick
Into Pitch Black
Movie · as Richard B. Riddick
The Iron Giant
Movie · as The Iron Giant (voice)
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
Movie · as Self - Host
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
Movie · as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Saving Private Ryan
Movie · as Private Caparzo
Strays
Movie · as Rick
EP Daily
TV · 1 ep
Taff
TV · as self · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Multi-Facial
Movie · as Mike
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 2 eps
HBO First Look
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Awakenings
Movie · as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Breakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros
Movie · as Self
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep